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V Botanice, Prague 5

In 2022, PDS launched the first ever competition for an urban residential development in Prague. This was for a smallish plot in Prague 5 in an attractive location near the Baroque villa Portheimka.

The competition was organised under the rules of the Czech Chamber of Architects and run by an expert jury made up of respected architects, urban planners, and representatives of the PDS project team, the Prague 5 management and Prague City Hall.

The architectural competition was announced in March 2022 and 30 studios entered from the Czech Republic and abroad. Five studios moved on to the second round and produced a competition design. In July, the expert jury decided the winner and further ranking of the designs. The winner was declared in August 2022 and was the Prague-based Atelier bod architekti.

Boris Redčenkov, chair of the expert jury for the architectural competition, stated: “The overall concept of the winning design makes a natural and calming impression in its surroundings. It stabilises the complicated context of the given site and is a worthy partner for Portheimka and the Church of St Wenceslas. Our attention was drawn to the architectural and material design of the facade and the formation of a calm, enclosed environment in the courtyard as a place for social contact among its inhabitants. I would also like to highlight the professional organisation of the architectural competition on the part of the Prague Development Company.”

The winning design envisions a total of 56 flats with commercial space on the ground floor. It should be realised following the permit process, with an expected start in 2024–2027.

Ranking of competition designs:

1st place – Atelier bod architekti (Czech Republic) Authors: Ing. arch. Vojtěch Sosna and Ing. arch. Jakub Straka

2nd place – ov architekti (Czech Republic)

3rd place – Baumschlager Hutter (Austria)

other places – Apropos Architekti (Czech Republic) and JDWA+ (Netherlands)

Expert Jury:
doc. Ing. arch. Boris Redčenkov (jury chair), Ing. Rastislav Tomaščík, MBA (PDS project manager), Ing. arch. Ondřej Rys, Petr Zeman (member of Prague City Assembly), Ing. arch. Richard Sidej, doc. Ing. arch. Petr Hlaváček (Prague City Councillor), prof. Ing. arch. Jaroslav Šafer, Mgr. Zdeněk Doležal (Prague 5 Councillor), Ing. arch. Oldřich Hájek, Ing. arch. Zuzana Hamanová (member of Prague 5 Assembly), Ing. et Ing. arch. Petra Kunarová, Ing. arch. Michaela Kloudová (PDS project manager)

For more information on the activities of the “V Botanice” project, please visit the special project website, which will be continuously updated.

Photo: Winning architectural design ©Atelier bod architekti

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